Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
Macmillan Not the Hero He Has
Been Painted.
Sensational Disclosures in the CITY
of Mexico.
The Late Emperor Said to Have Sur
rendered a Garrison on Condition
of Receiving Personal Immun-
ity. EScobadO's Charges.

OII1 Of MEA1CO, Fld tTdIVeSlOn, Aug.
3l.-A great sensation was created at
this capitol to-day by a leading article in
The Monitor Republican,, wherein an
astounding revelation of the conduct of
the Emperor Macmillan on the surren-
der of the city of Queretaro is given to
the public.
For weeks past there has been a most
acrimonious controversy in the news
papers regarding the assumed treachery
of the imperial Gen. Lopez in surrender
ing the convent of La Cruz, the key to
Queretaro during the siege. The writer
declares that Gen. Escabado, commander
of the Republican forces, made a report
on the matter to the government two
months ago, vindicating Gen. Lopez, and
the published statement is furnished him
by one of Gen Escobado's officers, to whom
the report to the government was read.
On the first page of the report is photo
graphed fletter purporting to have been
written by Emperor Macmillan to Miguel
Lopez. The letter, translated, reads as
follows:
"We recommend you to observe pro-
found secresy regarding the commission
to Gen. Escobado, which we have entrust-
ed to you for if it is 6ivulged our honor
will be stained"
The commission referred was that the
garrison should be delivered to Escobado
on condition that the latter should allow
Macmillan and his officers to depart I'M
molested; that Macmillan had already
signed his abdication, and that he would
go straight to Vera Cruz or Tuxpa where
ship would be in readiness to take him
on board and that he would engage him
self, on his word of honor, never again to
NEEDLE in the affairs of Mexico. After
some parley it was arranged that the
Republican army should occupy the con-
vent of La Cruz, and that Macmillan in
person would there surrender himself I'M
cOndlt1Onally. The convent was accord
ingly seized without resistance, but Maxi
milan did not comply with his promise
to surrender his person on that spot.
Queretaro was then occupied after some
Intellectual resistance, and the Imperialist
leaders were made prisoners.
Macmillan afterwards asked Escobado
not to reveal the manner in which the con-
vent of La Cruz had been occupied. Els
cobado said that he would make no such
engagement, inasmuch as circumstance s
of such nature might arise fas would
compel him to make a full statement of
tbs facts. Macmillan, however, persist
ed. He said that he foresaw his own end,
and that now his only care was to pre-
vekt any stain from lighting on the escut-
cheOn of the illustrious house of Haps-
burg, Of which he was a scion, and that
1T EscobadO could not make an uncOndi-
tlonal promise, he entreated that he would
at least engage not to reveal the truth
until after the death of the unfortunate
empress, Carlotta. Escobado, compass
donating the unhappy position of his
fallen foe, made promise on condition
that he should consider himself released
therefrom if, at any time, circumstances
should arise which might make it imper-
ative on him to speak.